text_original: * The Slav migrations, at first insignificant, gradually grew larger, as the weakness of the Empire and the desire to escape from the Avar yoke at once tempted and drove them across the Danube.
text_transcription: THE SLAV MIGRATIONS AT FIRST INSIGNIFICANT GRADUALLY GREW LARGER AS THE WEAKNESS OF THE EMPIRE AND THE DESIRE TO ESCAPE FROM THE AVAR YOKE AT ONCE TEMPTED AND DROVE THEM ACROSS THE DANUBE
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə slˈæv maɪɡɹˈeɪʃənz, æt fˈɜːst ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt, ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɡɹˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒɚ, æz ðə wˈiːknəs ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ðə dɪzˈaɪɚ tʊ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌmðɪ ˈævɑːɹ jˈoʊk ɐtwˈʌns tˈɛmptᵻd ænd dɹˈoʊv ðˌɛm əkɹˌɑːs ðə dˈænuːb.